alleviation

英 [əˌliːvɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n]

美 [əˌliviˈeɪʃən]

n.  减轻；缓解；缓和；镇痛物

医学

BNC.22740 / COCA.23947

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减轻，缓解（痛苦等）
  If youalleviatepain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
  1. Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
     如今，减轻背部疼痛可以有许多方法。
  2. ...the problem of alleviating mass poverty.
     摆脱普遍贫困的难题

英英释义

noun

• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
  1. he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
  Synonym:easingeasementrelief
• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
  1. as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
  Synonym:reliefassuagement

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